Sometimes the wife goes with me and she always slops her coffee while holding the cup. Extra weight be damned! At least I can drive peacefully again, knowing yet another "great flood" won't be on the horizon! :ihih:
New tint (25%), black mirror caps and scuttles. I think I'm through with the exterior aesthetics (I'm a minimalist).
Got chased into a corner by a bunch of Minis. Actually, Matchbox Minis invited me to a barbecue get together. Here's a slightly modified Vtech classic MINI where the owner had to cut into the grill to fit the exhaust headers.
Yesterday, I got the rest of my shipment which is the Camden side mirror caps, Blackline Side Indicators, JCW Side Scuttles w/ Holders, and the JCW Grille. :cornut:
Went down to one of the local MINI dealers (the one where I bought my car from) because I was invited to the new Countryman launch event. They had free valet parking so I left my car in front of the dealership and the valet said he would get to it later. When I was done, my car was still there. Apparently, he didn't know how to drive a manual transmission They had hired a valet company and the only one who knew how to drive a standard had left already. Even though I'm not much of an SUV type of person, I have to admit, the Countryman is pretty nice. Sitting inside, it felt more open than I expected. It felt bigger inside than the Clubman and pretty close to the size of my other car (BMW 5 series). Though it was really smaller inside than the BMW. I will probably take it for a test drive one day. Also met up with the service manager who wondered why he hadn't seen me in quite awhile (years). I gave him my list of complaints and he said he wanted me back so would address any issues I had and offered me an across the board discount on everything and would meet any shop prices of whomever I bring my car to. Even for parts.
Took a drive this morning on the backroads to hand over my tax refund money for my summer's home improvement project... new replacement windows for the house. 19 windows to replace all the remaining single pane glass, wooden windows in the house. The bank account looked amazing for a few weeks anyway.
Look at it this way.... Money sitting in an old musty / crusty bank isn't doing anything for you... Put it into home improvements and you start reaping the rewards.......
My mini got a new windshield from a local independent glass shop. The technician showed me where the old glass was marked safelite brand. That explains the terrible quality. It was pitted to the extent that while facing direct sunlight, it might as well have been covered in glitter. It was beyond distracting. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
My MINI has been seriously neglected these last few weeks. It is safely tucked away in my garage, but it has been mostly ignored. It just goes out for short trips that aren't any fun. CD
Commuted all week in the R53. All in all a great way to travel twice a day. We had crappy winter road conditions one morning and dry weather the rest of the week. The MINI with its winter tires did great in that slippery sloppy mess, and the rest of the week I got to enjoy the exhaust note of the Stratmosphere cat back as my foot pressed down more often.... :beer
I drove my Mini down to the MINI dealership to get a new air filter and cabin filter for my 09 Clubby. It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood.......